Soft Ginger Cookies

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Soft Ginger Cookies

Spice-laden molasses cookies

  • 1 cup Butter
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup Dark Molasses (If use blackstrap, ⅛-¼ cup blackstrap, remainder regular dark molasses)
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • ¾ cup Evaporated Milk
  • Lemon Zest (to taste)
  • 3 cups Sifted All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Cloves
  • Minced Crystallized Ginger (to taste)

  1. Heat oven to 375°

  2. In a large bowl, creme butter and sugar thoroughly.

  3. Add egg and molasses; blend well.

  4. Stir lemon juice into evaporated milk. (Will curdle)

  5. Blend into butter-sugar mixture.

  6. Add zest and ginger(s).

  7. In separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.

  8. Add dry mixture to butter-sugar mixture, one cup at a time, blending well after each addition.

  9. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, two inches apart, on a greased baking sheet.

  10. Bake for 10-12 minutes.